"the optimism we need is going to come from our fellow human beings"
Elif Shafak
5x15 EartH Hackney
"A luminous evening – hopeful, heartfelt & deeply inspiring."
Akram Khan Company
"The line-up, under any circumstances would have been intriguing... the event was sold out... there was an electricity in the room..."
The New Yorker
"5x15's packed soirees feel like an evening of offline, communal surfing, it's due as much to the eclectic menu of speakers as to the short time allotted to each..."
The New York Times
"The ability to 'think intelligently' about subjects that tickle, exercise and expand your mind is at last tangible with entertaining talks at 5x15."
The Telegraph
"a brilliant concept of five 15-minute talks delivered by significant voices..."
The Financial Times
Upcoming Events
Online, Via Zoom
Featuring Talks By:
Sunil Amrith and John Vaillant on The Burning Earth
Join us for a special conversation with award-winning authors Sunil Amrith and John Vaillant, on humankind's use and abuse of Planet Earth.
Online, Via Zoom
Online, Via Zoom
Featuring Talks By:
Chris van Tulleken
Ultra-Processed Food
Rosie Boycott
In conversation
Chris van Tulleken on Ultra-Processed Food
Fresh from delivering the Royal Institution's prestigious Christmas Lectures, bestselling author Chris van Tulleken joins us in January for an eye-opening conversation about food.
Online, Via Zoom
Conway Hall, WC1R
Featuring Talks By:
5x15 English Heritage: Celebrating London's Blue Plaques
5x15 and English Heritage present an inspiring evening of storytelling celebrating London's blue plaques scheme and the figures they commemorate.
Conway Hall, WC1R
About
5x15 produces events of ideas, insight and inspiration for the world’s leading organisations and most discerning audiences. We bring internationally acclaimed speakers to the stage to share stories that are informative, provoking, and above all, entertaining.
Wade Davis @ 5x15 - Cultures at Risk
Wade Davis is a writer, photographer, and filmmaker whose work has taken him from the Amazon to Tibet, Africa to Australia, Polynesia to the Arctic.
About
5x15 produces events of ideas, insight and inspiration for the world’s leading organisations and most discerning audiences. We bring internationally acclaimed speakers to the stage to share stories that are informative, provoking, and above all, entertaining.
